Investigations on thermo-hydraulic performance due to flow-attack-angle in V-down rib with gap in a rectangular duct of solar air heater

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 907-912

  Singh, Sukhmeet ^a   Chander, Subhash ^a   Saini, J S ^b  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial roughness; Friction factor; Heat transfer; Thermo hydraulic performance; V down rib having gap

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FORCED CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ARTIFICIAL ROUGHNESS; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; ELECTRIC HEATER; FRICTION FACTORS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PUMPING POWER; RECTANGULAR DUCTS; ROUGHNESS HEIGHT; SOLAR AIR HEATER; THERMO-HYDRAULIC; V-DOWN RIB HAVING GAP;

SOLAR HEATING;

FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMPING; ROUGHNESS; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84862322427     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.090     Document Type: Article

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